A man in his 30's was arrested by Gardai earlier tonight after an incident outside the British Embassy on Merrion Road in Dublin.

The man rammed the gate of the facility with his vehicle.

It is understood the man shouted "Brit's Out" as he was arrested by gardai and brought to Donnybrook Garda Station.

A source told the Irish Mirror that the man is understood to be a dissident republican with links to slain dissident IRA crime boss Alan Ryan.

The incident comes as security operations across the country have been ramped up ahead of Prince Charles and Camilla's visit to Cork next week.

A source said: "The threat always goes up when one of the Royals visits. The armed units were passing by, it is understood they are members of the elite Armed Support Unit. They intervened in the incident and made an arrest.